As of early April, Stanford Children's Health providers are now performing up to 700 telehealth visits per day to support both COVID-19 evaluations as well non-coronavirus related health care. To put it in perspective, before COVID-19 hit California their hospital was doing 35 virtual visits a day.
As you can imagine the hospital has ramped up its telehealth initiatives over the past few weeks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. By seeing more patients virtually, there is less risk for the spread of the virus, decrease emergency room crowding, conserving personal protective equipment (like masks and gowns), and support social distancing.
Jack Kulp and Carolyn McArdle talked to Dr. Natalie Pageler, Chief Medical Information Officer at Stanford Children’s Health. Listen below...